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Hi all,My tenant has asked me about putting a utility trailer in the backyard. My property is a single family house hack with a huge backyard where these tenants live in the upstairs part of the house and I live in t...
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Had some leases expiring this month and was on the fence about offering them to renew, but I still offered renewals at an increased monthly rate. This tenant is staying in a 1br apartment, at the old rate of $350 doll...
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Since I was about 15 years old I always knew I wanted to be in real estate. I don't know how to explain it but I've always just been fascinated by so many aspects of the business, fixing and flipping, construction, de...
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How do you know if you are overextended? I am new to real estate investing, and I have just purchased my second property. I feel like I can cover my payments every month, however I feel uneasy about the added debt. ...
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Sale and sell"Sale" is a noun, a thing, NOT an action. You cannot "sale" a house! (Though you can "sail" a boat, but I digress.)"Sell" is a verb, an action. You sell something that is for sale. You NEVER sale somethin...
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I will be looking at properties in the near future. I need help understand how I can structure a deal that will work for both me and the seller.
The first property I will be looking at this Friday. I don't have all ...
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Well today we finally closed on our first deal as REI. This deal worked out between my wife's LLC and my friend and partner who is the contractor rehabbing the home. I will send before and after photos on this thre...
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Hello investors!I'm struggling right now to decide if I should spend more than I want on a ready-to-rent property, or risk getting screwed in the rehab process to buy a very undervalued property and try to rehab it su...
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Thought of this last night...sure it's nothing new:
Before you sign a tenant, visit their current place of residence & speak to the neighbors. "Was the occupants loud? Any trouble caused? Was the grass ever too h...
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Hello bp community: we're revving up our wholesale business and getting things started with startvirtual.com... They seem great but I've got to decide on a SMS (for bulk texting) and wondering what others are using...